2006-09-03 04:56:19 · 9 answers · asked by theaccountiuse 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Geology is based on observation. Explanations for those observations are proposed and tested. Between all the observing, hypothesizing, and testing, we end up understanding our world better than we did before. We call that methodology "science," so geology is a science.
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2006-09-03 05:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by levyrat 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Geology combines the three basic sciences, chemistry, physics and science into the study of the earth. Although compared to the three it is more subjective and thus one theory can quite easily be right or wrong. We do have basic principals though!
2006-09-03 22:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by A_Geologist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology is the study of the formation of the earth. That, by definition makes it Earth science
2006-09-03 12:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Geology is the past of the earth, this is very important because our earth is very old. It gives the history of all of the past climates of earth such as pre-Cambrian, Cambrian etc.....There is a lot of different types of studies for geology it can be minerals, volcanos, hydrology, paleontology (dinosaurs studies/fossils), also about earthquakes, mud slides and other mast wasting events. It is very important to know the history of the earth. We can use geology for a tool to the future and to the past.
2006-09-03 12:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a very strong background on crystallography, mechanics of fluids, lots of physics and math, that makes geology o strong science like engineering or similar.
2006-09-03 12:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by runlolarun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it the study of the earth - not just rocks. It is based on observation, theory, etc.
2006-09-03 16:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The observational method was scientific in XVII-XVIII centuries.
Till today many thing happened that a geologist cannot understand. I would only say that Geology is out of date today.
2006-09-03 12:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by Carla 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It ends in "ology".
2006-09-03 12:29:54 · answer #8 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz science ROCKS (get it?)
2006-09-03 14:26:42 · answer #9 · answered by Ruff_and_stuff 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋